BRYAN COUNTY, GA - CEMETERIES  Strathy Hall (African American)
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STRATHY HALL CEMETERY, Richmond Hill, Georgia, Bryan
County, Hwy 144 east, Go into Strathy Hall subdivision
using the second entrance which is Strathy Hall Road
Circle,  cemetery is in a wooded area behind a green water
tank on the left.  This is an African-American cemetery.

STRATHY HALL CEMETERY HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The cemetery
was originally part of a plantation run by Cap. James
McKay.  The plantation was named after his uncle’s home in
Strathnaver, Scotland.  The main house has since been known
as  Strathy House after McKay’s death in 1785.  The
property and WhiteHall plantation were divided between 2
daughters and grandchildren.  George Washington McAllister
later bought the plantation and operated it until his death
in 1850.  His son, Joseph McAllister, then operated it from
1850 until his death in 1864 at the Battle of Trevillion
started  during the Civil War.  Ft. McAllister is named
after the McAllister family.  The main house and Ft.
McAllister are on the National Registry of Historic Places.
This cemetery, the Rice Mill, and the associated rice
fields will be submitted for inclusion in the Registry.
The land this cemetery is situated on was originally set
aside for the burial of slaves from the plantation.  It
continued as an active cemetery for the African-American
community until the 1970s.  Descendants of the slaves of
the McAllister family wish to restore and preserve the
Strathy Hall Cemetery.  The property has been surveyed and
mapped by an independent local land surveyor.  The well
that provides water for the subdivision was actually dug on
cemetery property and also includes the fence and tank that
you see to your right.  Various other structures and large
amounts of debris have been removed from the cemetery.
Hopefully, now that much of the property has been restored,
this valuable piece of local history will not be lost
through every generation to preserve the past for the
future. 

Canvassed by Roy and LaMonnie Moore in November 2003, and
submitted in January, 2004. Revised June, 2007  Any
questions, comments, corrections please email:
http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00028.html#0006830

Barnard, Deacon Fred 	July 26, 1901   -   Feb. 8, 1970

Barnard, Samuel Lee  "Husband"	March 9, 1939   -   Nov. 23, 1966

Bryant, Charlotte	Sept. 3, 1943    age 69 years

Unknown grave, broken marker

Hargray,  Jim "In Mem"  (In  Memory),  born July 18, 1911 – died Aug. 11, 1943

Barnard, Appleton, Memory of,   born Sept 10, 1872,  died May 7, 1910

Glaze, Jacob,  died March 24, 1949		Aged 91 years

Haynes, Hattie		June 9, 1908   -   March 19, 1957

Ten unmarked indentions/graves

Nils, Olscipo  "In Mem"  (In Memory),   Born  May 21, 1873,  Died Aug. 13, 1944
"Sleep Blest, Sleep in Rest"

Blidge, Lawrence	July 27, 1910   -   July 22, 1948

Blidge, Jim  "In Mem of"  (In Memory of)  Born July 2, 1896 and die April 6, 1949

Clee, (Lee?)  Katie  "In Mem"  (In Memory) 	no further information

One unmarked grave

William, Daniel	broken stone, unreadable

Walburg, Joe,  die ?,	unreadable marker

One unmarked grave
One unmarked grave
One unmarked grave

Walton,  Nancy	die May 1807
One unmarked headstone

Dobson, Queen	Born Aug. 28, 1872   -   Die Aug. 28, 1896

Warner, Bestine	Feb. 15, 1862   -   Jan. 25, 1941

Dramton, Charlie	July 13, 1905   -   Jan. 24, 195?

Drayton, Sol		May 4, 1865   -   Aug. 15, 1943

Morrison, Maggie, Jr.		Dec. 10, 1904   -   Dec. 1913
Morrison,    ?			Feb, 1910   -   ?, 25, 1913

Wright, James "In Memory of"	May 18, ??   -   July 14, 1908

Bacon, Annie  "In Memory of"	Oct. 10, 1869   -   Mar. 14, 1942

Warner, Nellie		Dec. 10, 1861   -   June 19, 1912